They were the best of times, those glorious days and nights of World Cup play when time stood still and the streets were thronged with Red Devils.The magnitude of support for Korea's team overwhelmed me the night I ventured to Gwanghwamun immediately after the victory over Portugal clinched a spot f
This issue introduces an article from Campus Bulletins at UCLA, one of our sister schools. The purpose of introducing this article is to compare Orientation of DU with Fiat Lux of UCLA...........................................................Ed.UCLA has created a new program that, beginning in fall
There are enormous and irreversible technological changes sweeping through the world in these days. These changes are redefining the ways in which people work and interact with one another. These technological changes are happening so fast that leaders of both private and public organizations are fi
The Dongguk Post Changed My Mind!Park Min-heeNo one knows how life will change and go. I was a Maritime University student two years ago. I had good memories of life at that time. Now I am a reporter at The Dongguk Post and writing this essay to advance from a cub-reporter to a reporter.Frankly spea
Editor's NoteCompared with the past, it seems that women's rights are stronger. However, this is just the outward appearance. Korean women of today are still absent in various fields including politics, economics, and the sciences. This cover story considers the role that universities also play in c
One hundred people have been walking from Jindo to Seoul for one hundred days. The parade, “Urissal Jikigi 100in 100il Undong," was sponsored by the Committee for Resurrecting Agriculture. Its purpose is to protect our rice farmers and it began on July 1 and will continue till October 13. What do th
(ex. 1) Monday, August 12, 2002Went shopping today at Ralphs, and tried to think of things to eat. Morningstar makes buffalo wings, now. Vegetarian Buffalo Wings. I don't know about you, but I'm really awe-struck by the innovation of the modern manufacturer. Anyhow, ate a quart of strawberry banana
Our two-month summer vacation is over. How was your vacation? Through the following stories, you can meet some students who had ordinary vacations.♠ Student A: After summer vacation began, I always woke up at 10 am. Then I tossed and turned for about 30 minutes. I washed my face and hands and ate a
Most people think words like drought, floods, war, starvation and so on about Africa. Its desert and tropical climate causes natural disasters. Wars are continuous in Africa, because African nations have been divided and controlled by West European countries for a long time.Angola, located on the At
Is there anybody who has had a longer relationship with Dongguk University than Han Sang-bum? Han Sang-bum is an emeritus professor in the DU Law Department and also is the head commissioner of Presidential Truth Commission on Suspicious Deaths.In 1958, he passed an exam to be an assistant professor
The introduction of the five-day workweek has touched off a nationwide leisure-time boom. The extra free day means less work and more play. The Dongguk Post interviewed Han Man-ho, who has been working as a party planner. He is the chief of the Party Department in Daks Club, an agency connecting par
There are many samulhams (private lockers) in Dongguk University. In this issue, The Dongguk Post deals the use and condition of samulham. The Post came to the conclusion that DU's samulham policy needs immediate changes........................................................Ed.The lack of space on
The Health Center is providing several medical services for DU students. It has continued to offer those services from 1976. But most Donggukians don't know much about the activities of the Health Center.The Health Center provides oriental medicine including acupuncture, cupping, giving pills and so
On Aug. 10, the Center for Language Research and Instruction had a ceremony for foreigners who had studied Korean during the summer semester.Dongguk Korean Language Program (DKLP) for foreigners in Korea began this spring semester. This program plans to spread the understanding of Korean culture as
nggok University's (YU) baseball team visited DU to have a goodwill game with DU's baseball team on Aug. 3. YU is a DU sister school located in Kyoto and Shiga, Japan.The team visited for three days and two nights. On the first day, a game was held in the Mokdong baseball grounds. Before the start o
During 2002 summer vacation, DU had some constructions for better facilities. Some of them are still under construction now.The most big change is near completion of second DU central library. The scheduled date of it's completion is at the end of September. It is composed of three floors plus three
Now I am one of the fans of The Dongguk Post. But I was the editor of the Post 5 years ago. So I know very well about the merits and demerits of the campus magazine. Before graduating this August I thought it is most helpful to put a finger on the demerits objectively from the aspect of an outsider.
Two Korean middle school students lost their lives on June 13. They were walking on a roadside in Hyochonli, Yangju county, Gyeonggi province, and were run over by a U.S. Army armored bridge carrier.After the accident, the U.S. armed forces in South Korea insisted that nobody was responsible for it.